Wall-safe.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

G. W. ANDERSON.

WALL SAFE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.22,1908.

qvil'ncaacoi To all whom a may concern.

umrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE. l ous'ravus wILFoRD ANDERSON, orBLooiiiNc'roN, ILLINOIS; i

Be it known that I, GUSTAVUS Wmrom) ANDERSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bloomington, in, the county of McLean and State 0Illinois, have invented a new and useful Wall-Safe, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to wall safes.

The'object of the'invention is to provide, as an article of manufacture,a safe of the charactendescribed provided with lugs to hold afire-proofmaterial on all six sides thereof, and other lugs embedded inthe fireproof material but free from the safe body to 15 attach the sameto a wall.

' With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, thesame consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a wall safe as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the safe showing the same beforeits parts are assembled. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the safe,partly in section, showing it as it ap ears when ready to be positionedin a wa fl. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view in perspective of thedoor hinge. Fig. 4 is a perspectivedetail view of the bracket oranchoring member that may be employed in securing the safe in the wallof a frame building. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view showing themeans employed for securing the safe in position when used in a framebuilding.

The safe comprises a rectangular body or shell 1 ofcast iron or steel, aback plate 2 integral with the shell, a front plate 3, which is providedwith a circular door seat 4, and a door 5.

The shell is provided with a forwardly projecting lug 6 at each of itsfour corners that are adapted to engage orifices 7 in the four cornersof the front plate, these lugs being u set to insure a ositiveassemblage of the p ate with the she I. In addition, the front late isrovided with a flange 8 that proects at rlght angles to its inner faceand defines a socket in which the front end of the shell is seated.

The door seat is internally double coneshaped and the door 5 isexternally double cone-shaped, the object of this arrangementSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 22,1908. a-No. 412,1so.

Patent ed June 30, 1908.

being to'provide a close fit between the door and seat to preclude thefeeding of powder or other explosive between the meeting edges of theparts. Extending from one side of the door seat is a hollow extension 9,which is approximately rectangular in shape, as s own in Fig. 3 and inwhich fits a hinge member 10 carried by the door 5, a pin 11 passingthrough the extension and through the member 10, servin to hold theparts ositively assembled. he construction of inge shown will allow thedoor to be swung entirely away from its opening. The outer face of thedoor and of the hinge member l-ie flush with the outer rim of the seat,as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the safe is positioned within a wall,no projecting parts will be seen. The door carries a knob 12 of anordinary combination lock.

In order to render the body of the safe,

formed by the shell and the front and rearplates, fireproof, the same isinclosed in a ody of fireproof cement 13 which may be of any thickness,and lies flush with the outer edge of the door seat, it being understoodthat all six sides of the safe are similarly inclosed. In order tocausethe cement shell to be firmly anchored to the body, the latter isprovided adjacent to its rear end and upon its u per and lower sideswith lugs 14, of

whic anynumber maybe employed. These lugs will be inclosed in cement andwill thus serve to hold the latter positively in position. In additionto the lugs, wire nettin 15 is employed to reinforce the cement, andwhich is embedded therein and is thus hidden from view. After the safehas been arranged within the wall, flush with the plastering, its outerface is apered over, so that only the combination nob will be exposed toview.

Where the safe is to be anchored within the walls of a frame structure,a plurality of brackets areemployed, one of which is shown in detail inFi 4. Each of these brackets comprises a pTate 16 rovided with aplurality of orifices 17, an at its terminals with pairs of studs orprojections 18 that are disposed at right angles to each-other, areaproximately fiat, referably longitudinal uted, and are designed to besunk into the corners of the cement shield 13 before the same is set.These brackets will be secured to the adjacent studdings of the buildingin which the safe is located, and any desired number may be employed.

The improvements herein defined are simple in character, but will befound thoroughl casing and entirely covering the lugs o n t effectivefor the purposes designed and wi lbody, and other In s embedded in thefire- 15 combine in providing a highly eflicient and proof materialprovided with openin s to rereliable form of Wall safe. ceive bolts orscrews for securing sai safe to 5 I claim a wall. As an article ofmanufacture, a wall safe In testimony that I claim the foregoing ashaving a substantially rectangular body romy own, I have hereto aflixed'my signature 2( 1vlided with projecting1 lugs and a front p ate in thepresence of .two witnesses.

aving an annu ar oor 'casin ro'ecting T 10 therefrom, a door held insaid ca in fire GUSTAVUS WILFORD ANDERBOL' roof material surroundingsaid bo y and Witnesses: ront plate on all six sides, said fireproofCHARLES M. BUCK, material being flush with the projecting door BEN L.GOODHEART.

